Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Saint Artème »

“St. Artemy” — a waist-length image of the warrior saint with a spear, in a lilac cloak over golden garments.

What the picture shows

The saint is turned slightly aside, his head raised and his gaze direct. His hair and short beard are chestnut. The cloak is lilac-violet with soft folds; beneath it is a golden-olive garment densely covered with fine ornament, and pink cloth shows at the shoulder. His right hand holds a long spear on the diagonal, its shaft slim and gold. The halo is golden, laid in rows of warm tones. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, halo, corner rosettes, side border and lower cartouche, while the cream background with its printed scroll stays in print on the canvas. The frame keeps to brown and gold: two fan-shaped corner motifs above, narrow bands of a repeating motif at the sides, and a dark cartouche in a gold surround below.

What you get

• Natural artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Colour key for Czech Preciosa beads
• Beads, needles and thread are chosen separately

Specifications

• Finished size: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 5,023
• Bead colours: 15
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical format, the size of a household icon. The lilac-and-gold pairing keeps the work readable even from a distance. It is worth choosing beads of even calibre before starting — on the face this shows most.